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Encyclopedia Horrifica
''Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying TRUTH! About Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More'' (also known as ''E.H.'' or ''EnHo_001'') is a hardcover book by Joshua Gee. The book is a nonfiction reference guide exploring "hundreds of fear facts—from aliens to zombies." It also features Special Investigations in search of real-life x-files such as a haunted house in New York and P. T. Barnum's Feejee Mermaid. In the book and on thWebsite readers—usually addressed as "Fear Seekers"—have also discovered a complex hidden story about "Investigator Gee" that has spurred some debate. For example, the endpapers (inside the front and back cover) contain miniaturized scans of more than 80 pages apparently torn from the author's notebook. Similar to the opening credits of the movie '' Se7en'', each of these notebook pages in turn reveals a new detail about Gee or the subjects covered in the book. In May 2008, Encyclopedia Horrifica won the Children's Book Council "Book of the Year" A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Gee (writer)
Joshua Gee (1667–1730) was a British merchant, publicist and writer in economics who mainly focused on trade. Gee is best known for his book called ''The Trade and Navigation of Great Britain Consider'd'' which was first published in London, 1729, and had 20 editions worldwide. Early life Joshua Gee was born in 1667 probably in London. His father, John Gee (1635–1704) of Moyvoughley, was a Quaker from Yorkshire. There is no information regarding his education. Merchant In London, by age 27, Gee became a master of the Grocers' Company by purchase (without serving an apprenticeship) and a freeman in London. By 1700 he was already trading with the American colonies. In 1715, Gee and Augustine Washington founded The Principio Company. It was backed by an association of British iron-masters, merchants, and capitalists. Principio produced pig-iron Pig iron, also known as crude iron, is an intermediate product of the iron industry in the production of steel which is obt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |